- Clips appear in the teaser for the next episode.
Rocky V (1990)
On Christmas day when Rocky is waiting for Tommy to show up at his house, Rocky Jr. and his friends are all watching Christmas Vacation on TV. It's on the scene where Clark is assaulting the plastic reindeer because he can't get the Christmas lights lit."Troldspejlet" Episode #29.16 (TV Episode 2003)
DVD release reviewed + footage usedThe Year Without a Santa Claus (TV Movie 2006)
featured on Jingle's TV.
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
A clip from the film is shown.
Vegas Vacation (1997)
Hotel Hell Vacation (Video 2010)
Vacation (2015)
"Growing Pains" The Return of the Triangle (TV Episode 1990)
"Why does Chevy Chase keep going on vacation when only bad things happen?" "Okay. Okay. Well, then how come he never notices that he has different kids?"Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
A small poster is visible briefly during a chase scene.Rocky V (1990)
Rocky Jr. and his friends watch this movieClerks (1994)
Video case is shown in a video store.Serial Mom (1994)
Video case is shown in a video store.
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The wobbly newel post cap that Clark "fixes" is an homage to It's a Wonderful Life, in which protagonist George Bailey also has a loose newel post cap.Pluto's Christmas Tree (Short 1952)
The squirrel in the treeWhite Christmas (1954)
When Clark stops his in-laws from leaving, he references White Christmas' leading actors: "We're gonna press on, and we're gonna have the hap, hap, happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap danced with Danny F***ing Kaye."Bewitched (TV Series 1964–1972)
The house front from the tv show appears in the home movie that Clark was watching in the attic.Act of Vengeance (1974)
Chevy Chase wears a hockey mask, holding a chainsaw, trying to intimidate the neighbors.
Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure (TV Movie 2003)
Another Christmas film within the "Griswold World"
Vegas Vacation (1997)
Clark Griswold: "You guys are growing up so fast, I hardly recognize you anymore!""30-Second Bunny Theatre" Christmas Vacation (TV Episode 2004)
Short animated Re-enactment/Parody of this film with bunniesTwisted Metal: Head-On (Video Game 2005)
Cousin Eddy is a nod after the character from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.Shrek the Halls (TV Short 2007)
Like Clark Griswold in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. And like the Griswold family, Shrek gets a christmas tree with his family. And like Snots, Gingy hacks up a Hershey kiss."How It Should Have Ended" The Holiday Movie Special (TV Episode 2010)
Holiday Movie parody
White Christmas (1954)
Friday the 13th (1980)
When the garage door opens and Clark is walking outside with a chainsaw, his mannerisms obviously resemble that of Leatherface, except he is wearing a Jason Voorhees hockey mask.Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
The boulder scene is spoofed with the snowman in the opening credits
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